Women's Prison
Matthew 25:34-40 (The Message)
34-36 "then the King will say to those on his right, 'Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. It's been ready for you since the world's foundation. And here's why:
I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me.'
37-40 "Then those 'sheep' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?' Then the King will say, 'I'm telling you the solemn truth: whenever you did one of these things to someone or overlooked or ignored, that was me -- you did it to me.'
newhope church is honored to have a weekly service within the walls of a women's prison in central North Carolina, providing a campus to those incarcerated. This campus provides weekly, live worship, video teaching by Pastor Benji, as well as special fellowship events such as women's conferences, occasional Bible studies, and holiday celebrations.
If you are interested in being a part of this campus as a newhope volunteer, there are various opportunities including first contact (greeting), set-up and tear-down, worship(technical sound/video as well as musical leadership), and prayer team. The requirements are that you are a member of newhope or regualr attender active in the newhope community of faith and the completion of two training sessions. For more details on requirements and time commitments, please complete the volunteer application: Application for Prison Ministry. Following the completion and acceptance of your application and background check, volunteers must attend a 3-hour training at the prison (held twice a year), as well as a newhope prison ministry training (held twice a year). The next training is scheduled for Saturday, August 25, 2012 and will be held at NCCIW.
For more information on the women's prison campus, please contact Renita McCrary at renita.mccrary@yahoo.com or 919-206-4673.
